Sale of Land Act 1962
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Part I—Sale of land 10
Division 1—General provisions relating to the sale and subdivision of land 10
8 Apportionment of mortgage moneys where land subdivided 11
8A Land which can be disposed of without being subdivided 12
9AA Sale of land prior to approval of plan 18
9AAA Insurance 21
9AB Disclosure of works 22
9AC Amendments to plan 24
9AD Possession 24
9AE Rescission of an off-the-plan contract 25
9AF Repayment of deposit moneys 26
9AH Where land sold does not accord with land in plan 26
10 Amendment affecting pre-sold lots 28
10A Residential off-the-plan contracts and sunset clauses 28
10B Power of vendor to rescind a residential off-the-plan contract under sunset clause 28
10C Inconsistent provision of no effect 29
10D Purported rescission a breach of a residential off-the-plan contract 29
10E Vendor may obtain order of Supreme Court to rescind 30
10F Information to be included in sunset clause 31
10G Prohibition on recovering land tax or commercial and industrial property tax under contract of sale of land 32
10H Prohibition on recovering windfall gains tax under option or contract of sale of land 33
10I CPI adjusted threshold amount 34
11 Owners corporation must have insurance policy 36
12 Offences in relation to the sale of land 36
12A Guidelines 37
13 Burden of proof as to knowledge of falsity of representation 38
14 Certain agreements void 38
14B Further powers of arbitrator with respect to subdivisional land 39
15 Notices 40
15A Approved building manual must be given to purchaser of land 40
16 Offences 41
17 Regulations 42
Division 2—Arbitrators 43
18 Power to Governor in Council to appoint arbitrators 43
19 Appointment of arbitrators 43
20 Power to arbitrators to appoint assessors 43
21 Jurisdiction and powers of arbitrators 44
22 Regulations 44
Division 3—Deposits 45
23 Definitions 45
24 Deposit moneys held by legal practitioner, conveyancer or estate agent to be held as stakeholder 46
25 Deposit moneys to be paid into special purpose account or held by legal practitioner, conveyancer or estate agent 47
26 Application of deposit moneys where contract rescinded 48